As part of the ongoing Microsoft FTC hearings, Sony is of course involved, with the console manufacturer sending a bunch of redacted documents to the court. Unfortunately for Sony, the marker used to censor the documents did not hold up to the scanners, revealing a bunch of information including just how much money Sony makes from Call of Duty.

As reported by The Verge, some of the documents supplied by Sony have had their redacted details revealed, including the fact that in 2021, PlayStation made $800 Million in revenue in the US alone from Call of Duty – with its worldwide figure seemingly saying $1.5 Billion.

A number of other interesting COD stats were revealed as part of this, with the de-censored documents (thanks to The Verge) saying:

“In 2021, over [14?] million users (by device) spent 30 percent or more of their time playing Call of Duty, over 6 million users spent more than 70% of their time on Call of Duty, and about 1 million users spent 100% of their gaming time on Call of Duty. In 2021, Call of Duty players spent an average of [116?] hours per year playing Call of Duty. Call of Duty players spending more than 70 percent of their time on Call of Duty spent an average of 296 hours on the franchise.”

It is highly interesting to get a behind the scenes look at all of these numbers thanks to the hearings – something which we would otherwise never know. It’ll be curious to see what else comes out from this court case.

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